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ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel vs. AISI 316Ti Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and AISI 316Ti stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Ti stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 55
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
61.3 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7